Psychological therapy with Chinese patients

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 167-172

  Feng, Lei ^a,c   Cao, Yuping ^b   Zhang, Yalin ^b   Wee, Sin Tho ^c   Kua, Ee Heok ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chinese; Depression; Meditation; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHINESE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE; SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE; WELLBEING;

EID: 82455166901     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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